Latin
prīvus
‘single’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin prīvus.
6 English words in this record descend from Latin prīvus, most familiar first.
- private ← privat ← prīvātus ← prīvō
- privilege ← prīvilēgium
- privy ← pryvy ← privé ← prīvātus ← prīvō
- privatization ← prīvātus ← prīvō
- privation ← privacioun ← privacion ← prīvātiō ← prīvō
- reprive ← privō
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Etymograph / Latin prīvus